FIRE EFFECTS

SPECIES: Maianthemum stellatum
IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT :
Fire will consume all aboveground parts of little false Solomon’s-seal.
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT :
NO-ENTRY
PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE :
Little false Solomon’s-seal is moderately resistant to fire-kill. It may,
however, be killed by fire that removes the duff layer and heats the
upper mineral layer [5]. In northern Idaho, little false Solomon’s-seal cover
percentage was reduced the first growing season after a
moderate-severity fire. It regained or surpassed all prefire
frequencies by the fourth growing season [14]. Following prescribed
burning in northern pin oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) in central
Minnesota, the average frequency value on burned sites (15.5) was higher
than on unburned sites (11.0) [30].
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE :
Lyon's Research Paper provides further information on prescribed
fire use and postfire response of plant species including starry
Solomon's-seal.
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
NO-ENTRY